trematode worm

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

trematode worm - parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a hosttrematode, flukeflatworm, platyhelminth - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened bodyclass Trematoda, Trematoda - parasitic flatworms (including flukes)Fasciola hepatica, liver fluke - flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humansFasciolopsis buski - fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asiablood fluke, schistosome - flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals